KC 4, DET 3 | Sep 21, 2018 | The Best Box Score

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Friday, September 21, 2018•Comerica Park•79°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

DET

Tigers

Final

WIN

Ian Kennedy

LOSS

Francisco Liriano

SAVE

Wily Peralta

The Royals edged the Tigers 4-3 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Alex Gordon3-for-4, 1 RBI

⚾Ian Kennedy7.0 IP, 2 ER, 6 K

Key Moment

Bot 8: Nick Castellanos doubles (44) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Whit Merrifield. Pete Kozma scores.

Weather: 79°F, Partly CloudyWind: 21 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 11:10 PM UTCT: 2:51Att: 22,001Venue: Comerica Park

Ump Audit

Brian Gorman

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88.7%D

15 missed calls

+14.7% KC

+0.20 runs DET

Win Probability

DET WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	9	1
DET	0	0	0	0	1	1	0

Game 531703 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit MerrifieldCF	5	1	1	0	0	1	.302/.365/.434	90.4	.189	.180
Adalberto MondesiSS	5	1	1	0	0	0	.288/.313/.490	105.3	.448	.451
Alex GordonLF	4	0	3	1	0	1	.246/.328/.365	82	.713	.663
Salvador PerezDH	3	0	1	0	1	1	.232/.272/.438	102.8	.460	.460
Hunter Dozier1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.233/.281/.400	103.6	.191	.176
Jorge BonifacioRF	3	0	0	0	1	1	.231/.312/.371	90.9	.227	.208
Alcides Escobar3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.224/.273/.309	98.4	.322	.307
Rosell Herrera2B	4	1	2	1	0	0	.232/.287/.319	101	.348	.377
Cam GallagherC	3	0	0	1	0	1	.208/.246/.321	94.8	.038	.135
Bench
Ian KennedyP							.500/.500/.500	-	-	-
Kevin McCarthyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	35	4	9	3	2	5	-	-	-	-

2B:Herrera

3B:Herrera

TB:12

RBI:Gallagher; Herrera; Gordon

SB:Merrifield

CS:Mondesi

SF:Gallagher

Team LOB:7

Detroit Tigers

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
JaCoby JonesCF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.213/.268/.379	94.6	.354

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Ian KennedyW	7.0	7	3	2	0	6	1	93-67	88.3	4.59
Kevin McCarthyH	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	16-12	89	3.36
Wily PeraltaS	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	18-9	91.3	3.86
Totals	9.0	9	3	2	1	9	1	127-88	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:McCarthy 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Kennedy 93-67; McCarthy 16-12; Peralta 18-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Kennedy 8-6; McCarthy 1-1; Peralta 1-0

Detroit Tigers

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Francisco LirianoL	6.0	6	4	1	2	4	0	99-58	89.4	4.40

Scoring Plays

Top 1 • KC

1-0

Alex Gordon singles on a fly ball to left fielder Christin Stewart. Adalberto Mondesi scores.

EV: 63.2 mph195 ftLA: 31°

Top 3 • KC

2-0

Alex Gordon singles on a fly ball to left fielder Christin Stewart. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 73.4 mph223 ftLA: 31°

Top 4 • KC

4-0

Cam Gallagher out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder JaCoby Jones. Rosell Herrera scores.

EV: 94.8 mph357 ftLA: 30°

3-0

Rosell Herrera doubles (14) on a ground ball to left fielder Christin Stewart. Alcides Escobar scores. Rosell Herrera to 3rd. Rosell Herrera advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by left fielder Christin Stewart.

EV: 77.4 mph71 ftLA: 4°

Bot 5 • DET

4-1

Ronny Rodriguez homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 98.8 mph💣 393 ftLA: 32°

Bot 6 • DET

4-2

Nick Castellanos doubles (43) on a line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. JaCoby Jones scores.

EV: 91.1 mph189 ftLA: 15°

Bot 8 • DET

4-3

Nick Castellanos doubles (44) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Whit Merrifield. Pete Kozma scores.

EV: 106.1 mph367 ftLA: 20°

Bench
James McCannC	4	0	1	0	0	0	.216/.263/.311	101.6	.591	.703
Jarrod Saltalamacchia1B	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000/.167/.000	78.3	.050	.045
Pete KozmaSS	3	1	1	0	0	0	.196/.211/.304	94.9	.210	.198
Francisco LirianoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Louis ColemanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Sandy BáezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Daniel StumpfP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-